Mumbai: Incessant heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours in the city has killed two persons, including a woman, police said on Thursday.
In the first incident, a 20-year-old labourer, identified as Ramesh Yadav was killed and some others were injured when a compound wall of a building collapsed at city’s Pathardi-Phata locality on Wednesday, police said.
In another incident, Sunita Chavan, a resident of Talwade-Anjaneri village in Trimbakershwar taluka was washed away by heavy flow of water while she was crossing a road, they said.
Additionally, a land slide occurred at suburban Chembur which killed a six-year-old boy who was sleeping in his hut. The boy was a resident of Mahul village near Vashi Naka in Chembur East.
The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Kumar Korade.
Fire officials said that all together six hutments were destroyed and the victims have been rehabilitated in a nearby area.
A”very heavy rainfall” warning in the city during the next 48 hours has been issued by the India Meteorological Department’s regional centre here.
“Mumbai and parts of the neighbouring Thane district along with the Konkan region may witness very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours. Since this coincides with the high tide timings, there might be incidents of flooding,” said V K Rajeev, Director, weather forecasting of MeT department here.
According to MeT, the southern part of city received 66.7 mm rainfall, while north Mumbai got 174.7 mm downpour in the 48-hour period till 8.30 am on Thursday.
